AVONCLIFF HYDROPOWER LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10580982 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
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Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AVONCLIFF HYDROPOWER LTD
- 2017-01-24➕LEE, Susan-Ann appointedsecretary
- 2017-01-24➕CUNNINGHAM, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2017-01-24➕LEE, Susan-Ann appointeddirector
- 2017-01-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Susan-Ann Lee Individual · British · DOB 10/1947 · age 79 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/01/2017 |
Mr Anthony Cunningham Individual · British · DOB 10/1945 · age 81 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Weavers Mill
Avoncliff
Bradford-On-Avon
BA15 2HB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
CUNNINGHAM, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2017-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEE, Susan-Ann→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2017-01-24
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-09